Felis mitis
Date 1818-1842
Artist Jacques Christophe Werner (1798–1856); Creator:C. de Lasteyrie
Source/Photographer Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire & Cuvier, Histoire naturelle des mammifères, pl. 105
Old Latin name Felis mitis
New Latin name Leopardus pardalis mitis
Common name Nederlands: Ocelot
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Felis_mitis_-_1818-1842_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ22100250.tif
The ocelot or dwarf leopard (Leopardus pardalis) is a wild cat distributed extensively within South America. The ocelot is a medium-sized spotted cat. Like many wild cats, ocelots are occasionally kept as pets. |
